Services offered
Behavioral health
Mental health counseling, therapy, psychiatric medication management, and crisis support.
Enabling services
Transportation, translation, case management, outreach, and patient navigation.
OB/GYN & maternal health
Prenatal, delivery, postpartum, gynecologic, and family-planning services.
Pediatrics
Well-child visits, immunizations, and pediatric sick care.
Primary care
Routine adult and family medicine, annual exams, chronic disease management.
Substance-use treatment
Medication-assisted treatment (MAT), counseling, and recovery support for opioid and alcohol use disorders.
Hours
47.00 hrs/wk · Full-Time
About Brownsville Community Health Clinic
Brownsville Community Health Clinic is a federally qualified health center (FQHC) located in Brownsville, TX. Fees are assessed on a sliding scale based on household income, uninsured patients below 200% of the federal poverty line typically pay a nominal fee of $0 to $30 per visit. The center accepts Medicaid, Medicare, commercial insurance, and uninsured patients.
Community Health Centers like Brownsville Community Health Clinic play a critical role in serving Black families and other historically underserved populations. They are required by federal rule to accept patients regardless of insurance status or ability to pay, and they integrate medical, dental, behavioral health, and pharmacy services in a single location.
HIV testing + PrEP at Brownsville Community Health Clinic or nearby
Every HRSA-funded FQHC offers confidential HIV testing and can prescribe PrEP (pre-exposure prophylaxis). If Brownsville Community Health Clinic doesn't have a dedicated HIV care program, our HIV locator shows the named PrEP-prescribing clinics and testing sites across Texas.
Mental health + behavioral health context
Black adults are about half as likely to receive mental-health treatment as white adults despite similar prevalence rates per SAMHSA, with cost and provider trust as the largest documented barriers. FQHC behavioral-health services like those at Brownsville Community Health Clinic use sliding-scale fees that make care accessible regardless of insurance status. If you're in crisis, dial or text 988 for the 24/7 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline.
Pediatric care for Black families
Black infants in the U.S. have approximately twice the mortality rate of white infants per CDC NVSS data, preterm birth and SIDS are leading drivers. FQHC pediatric services include well-child visits, developmental screening, and Vaccines for Children (VFC) coverage for uninsured kids. Children covered by Medicaid (CHIP in some states) get all VFC vaccines at no cost.
Substance use treatment context
Black overdose deaths rose roughly 40% from 2019 to 2022 per CDC NVSS, the fastest-rising drug-overdose mortality of any U.S. demographic. Medication-assisted treatment (MAT), buprenorphine, methadone, naltrexone, is the evidence-based standard of care. FQHC-based MAT addresses access barriers that disproportionately affect Black patients (DEA-waivered prescribers are more concentrated in low-income areas via FQHCs).
Coverage + benefits in Texas
Brownsville Community Health Clinic accepts Texas Medicaid. FQHC certified application counselors typically cross-enroll Medicaid + WIC + SNAP at the same visit. Anyone enrolled in Medicaid is automatically income-eligible for WIC under federal adjunctive eligibility (7 CFR 246.7).
Frequently asked questions
What services does Brownsville Community Health Clinic offer?
Brownsville Community Health Clinic in Brownsville, Texas offers Behavioral health, Enabling services, OB/GYN & maternal health, Pediatrics, Primary care, Substance-use treatment.
Does Brownsville Community Health Clinic accept Medicaid or sliding-scale fees?
Brownsville Community Health Clinic accepts Medicaid, accepts Medicare, welcomes uninsured patients, offers sliding-scale fees based on household income.
What are the hours at Brownsville Community Health Clinic?
47.00 hrs/wk · Full-Time
Is Brownsville Community Health Clinic a federally qualified health center?
Yes. Brownsville Community Health Clinic is a federally qualified health center (FQHC) funded by HRSA Section 330. FQHCs are required by federal rule to accept patients regardless of insurance status or ability to pay, and they integrate medical, dental, behavioral health, and pharmacy services.
Where is Brownsville Community Health Clinic located?
Brownsville Community Health Clinic is at 2137 E 22nd St, Brownsville, TX 78521-2908. Phone: 956-548-7400.
Please verify before visiting. Hours, services, and insurance acceptance can change. Call the center directly to confirm they're open and accepting new patients before you go. Data last verified on April 24, 2026.
Brownsville Community Health Clinic and the sliding-scale alternatives listed below are the right first stop. A same-day telehealth visit is self-pay and is not billed to Medicaid. If nothing nearby can see you soon:
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Where to go next
If Brownsville Community Health Clinic is full, too far, or not the right fit, these are your closest alternatives and the coverage help that goes with them.
Nearest clinics
- New Horizon Medical Brownsville, TX · 2.1 mi away Sliding scale Medicaid Uninsured OK
- New Horizon Medical Center Brownsville, TX · 2.2 mi away Sliding scale Medicaid Uninsured OK
- Su Clinica - Brownsville Brownsville, TX · 5.8 mi away Sliding scale Medicaid Uninsured OK
- New Horizon Health Center Laguna Vista, TX · 18.0 mi away Sliding scale Medicaid Uninsured OK
- Su Clinica - Administrative Annex Harlingen, TX · 21.9 mi away Sliding scale Medicaid Uninsured OK